Wainstead All Night

Wainstead All Night

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Wainstead All Night episodes

  • Old Man Johnson and Paperboy need to go 7-12-91
    Opens with news from Parma, Seven Hills, Shaker Hts., Mayfield Hts., Highland Hts., Beachwood, Cleveland Hts., South Euclid, Lyndhurst, Mayfield Village, Wadsworth, Maple Hts. and Lakewood. Steve recalls driving back from Minneapolis with Death of Samantha and freezing in the van. The question is asked “what do you think of Old Man Johnson”? A brief... Read More
    1 hr 53 min
  • Gilly in the studio with Steve 7-5-1991
    Steve invited Rick “Gilly” Gilmour into the studio and the two host the show together. The show starts off with Steve reading the crime news from Parma, Parma Hts., Seven Hills, Independence, Cleveland Hts., Shaker Hts., Wadsworth, Maple Hts. and Lakewood. Gilly poses the question “What makes you a good American?” to the callers. Bazooka... Read More
    52 min
  • Fugazi Show June 14 1991
    Sorry, this clip has some background hum and pitch problems, but it improves as it goes on. Opens with a quick discussion about the Fugazi band that played at Flash’s 17001 Lorain Road. The paperboy calls in and rambles about nothing. Notable Callers: Willoughby Guy, Rick “Gilly” Gilmour, The Paperboy
    11 min
  • Gilly (05-31-1991)
    The show is started of with Steve reading the Sun News police blotter from Parma, Seven Hills, Independence, Beachwood, University Heights, Shaker Heights, North Olmsted, Westlake, Rocky River, maple Heights and Lakewood. Rick “Gilly” Gilmour is in the studio with Steve and takes on a range of topics, including who is going to replace Johnny... Read More
    2 hr 6 min
  • Can’t go wrong with a girl whose name starts with the letter J (05-03-1991)
    This was a very interesting episode with lots of topics. It starts with the police blotter from Parma, North Olmsted, Westlake, Bay Village, Fairview Park, Rocky River, Wadsworth, Cleveland 2nd district, Beachwood, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights and Lakewood. The topic of the show is girls who have names that start with the letter “J” are... Read More
    2 hr 59 min
  • Scary Stories (04-26-1991)
    Steve mentions Frank Spisak, the CSU killer. Stella calls in trying to give away more rats. Callers call in and tell scary stories. Brainwash is played. News from Parma, Seven Hills, Cleveland 1st District, Cleveland 2nd District, Cleveland Heights, Beachwood, University Heights, Shaker Heights and Lakewood. Notable Callers: Rick “Gilly” Gilmour, Stella, GooGoo, Jack from... Read More
    2 hr 24 min
  • Gilly’s Code (04-11-1991)
    Wainstead starts off with the Sun News Blotter. Rick “Gilly” Gilmour is in the studio helping Steve take on callers. They rate the calls/callers with a code 1 thru code 10 rating, but they don’t tell you what the code stands for. They field tons of random calls, some good, some bad, but mostly random... Read More
    2 hr 25 min
  • Why do girls like dance music (03-21-1991)
    Steve starts off the show with the police blotter. Jack from the post office calls in with real names of the WWF wrestlers. A Doors (The band) mashup is played. Steve poses the question, why do girls like dance music. The callers respond in force to answer. Steve talks about the book “Visualized American History”... Read More
    2 hr 59 min
  • Gillywash (03-15-1991)
    This episode was labeled Gillywash because he dominated Brainwash. A mostly uneventful episode. Steve starts with the news from Parma, Parma Heights, Mayfield Heights, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, Beachwood and Lakewood along with a chopper report. Some Brainwash is played. Laura is in studio with Steve. Brainwash is played and the news is recapped. Notable... Read More
    2 hr 30 min
  • Helter Stupid (02-22-1991)
    Steve starts with the Sun News police blotter from Parma, Parma Heights, Shaker Heights, Beachwood, University Heights and Lakewood. Steve reads liner notes from a Negativland album that refers to the David Brom ax murder case. The brainwash at the very end appears to be from a different show, but it is added based on... Read More
    2 hr 33 min

About Wainstead All Night

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A free-form style show that aired on WCSB (Cleveland State University) during the safe harbor hours. Steve Wainstead hosted Wainstead All Night (W.A.N.), a entertaining show that was driven by some crazy callers during the early morning hours. These shows took place in the late 80's / early 90's long before people knew what the internet was. This was a time when all the callers used land line phones and listened on an actual radio and not over the internet. Radio was a huge way to stay in contact with people and keep up with the news. The callers came in all varieties, drunk, obnoxious, belligerent, nice, stupid, smart, black and white. They all came together to listen to a show that entertained them and gave them a sense of belonging. His reading of the crime blotter from a local SUN journal newspaper became a regular segment on his show. Every time I hear 'Watermelon In Easter Hay" by Frank Zappa, I think of W.A.N. Oh, and lets not forget Brainwash. Without the collection of regular callers, this show would have never been possible. Steve, if you ever see this, please contact me, would love to add more shows!